Lamborghini Urus to be built in Volkswagen’s Slovakia plant

The Lamborghini Urus concept SUV is displayed at the Auto China 2012 car show in Beijing. A new report suggests the Urus will be underpinned by Volkswagen's MLB platform and shared with the Porsche Cayenne.

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New SUV will be built on a modified version of Volkswagen's MLB platform

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Nick Tragianis | April 25, 2014

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Lamborghini’s upcoming SUV, the Urus, will be built at Volkswagen‘s Slovakia plant once 2017 rolls around.

Along with the Urus and Cayenne, sources say the plant will continue to build the Volkswagen Touareg and the Audi Q7, as well as the body for Bentley’s upcoming SUV.

Gearing up for the increased output, VW installed its largest metal press, capable of manufacturing body panels out of steel and aluminum. It’s a safe bet the Urus will have a fair bit of aluminum used throughout its chassis, but Volkswagen’s goal is to introduce more aluminum in its lesser SUVs as well in a bid to improve fuel economy and cut weight.

The Urus, however, will not be Lamborghini’s first SUV. More than two decades ago, Lamborghini sold the LM002, but was discontinued in 1993 following slow sales. Given the penchant for luxurious, range-topping SUVs, the Urus likely won’t face the same fate when it hits the market sometime in 2017.